Police investigating report of suspicious package
MEDIA RELEASE
Lethbridge Police are investigating a report of a suspicious package at a business along the 500 block of University Drive West.
Members of the Explosive Disposal Unit are on scene and police are evacuating multiple businesses in the immediate area as a safety precaution.
The public is directed to avoid the area until further notice.
Businesses in the 500 block of University Drive West that are being evacuated at this time are as follows:
- Value Buds
- Noodlebox
- Panago
- Subway
- H&R Block
- Chopped Leaf
- Supplement King
- Fuzzy Peach
- Snore MD
- Streets
- Edo Japan
Further updates and information will be provided when available.
Contact
Lethbridge Police Service
135 1 Avenue South
Lethbridge, Alberta T1J 0A1
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Non-Emergency Phone: 403-328-4444
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(Not monitored 24/7. Call 403-328-4444 to report a crime or suspicious activity.)
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